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DANIEL v. MAGMA COPPER CO.

No. 2 CA-CIV 3492.

127 Ariz. 320 (1980)

620 P.2d 699

Buel DANIEL and Irene Daniel, husband and wife, Plaintiffs/Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. MAGMA COPPER COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation, Defendant/Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 2.

Rehearing Denied November 13, 1980.

Review Denied December 2, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miller, Pitt & Feldman, P.C. by Stanley G. Feldman and Nanette M. Warner, Tucson, for plaintiffs/appellees, cross-appellants.

Twitty, Sievwright & Mills by Andrew R. Alex, Phoenix, for defendant/appellant, cross-appellee.

OPINION

HOWARD, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict which awarded the plaintiffs $150,000 for breach of employment contract and unlawful discharge, $26,000 for intentional infliction of emotional distress and $500,000 for punitive damages.

At issue is the liability of an employer who terminates an employment-at-will agreement when that employee persists in threatening to file a lawsuit against the employer for a non-job...

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